Obesity Prevention: A Review of the Interactions and Interventions, and some Policy Implications

Anura Amarasinghe () and Gerard D'Souza ()
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Anura Amarasinghe: School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia
Gerard D'Souza: Division of Resource Management, West Virginia University

Working Papers from Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University

Abstract: Obesity is reaching epidemic proportions especially in the developed and, more recently, in the developing world where the problem is compounded by myriad socio-economic, demographic, built and natural environmental factors. This review examines the possible causes, consequences and policy implications using a multilevel, multispectral framework. The causes of obesity clearly are multifaceted and involve numerous interactions. Together with economic incentives, allocation of physical and financial resources to community intervention strategies through educational programs as well as better land use planning would be helpful in promoting healthier and sustainable communities. Towards this goal, we proposed a dynamic and integrated Individual, Social, Economic and Environmental Model (ISEEM) for obesity prevention. The use of an ISEEM framework, involving a strategic combinations of strategies and targeted to the specific circumstances of individual communities and localities could be helpful for obesity prevention in the years to come.

Keywords: health promotion; obesity prevention; dynamic; integrated system; economic incentives (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C22 C32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 38 pages
Date: 2010
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